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    Default To overcome. Do you know some idioms with such a meaning?

    Hello!
    D'ya know idioms that have the meaning 'to overcome (cope with)difficulties'?
    If yes, please, write it.

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    Default Re: To overcome. Do you know some idioms with such a meaning?

    D'ya know idioms that have the meaning 'to overcome (cope with) difficulties'?
    If yes, please, write it.


    Ksyu-k.
    "overcome" and "cope with" are slightly different, but here are a few phrases that spring to mind:
    to pull through
    to tough it out
    to fight it out
    to stick it out
    to stick at it
    to hang in there
    to ride the bumps
    to win out
    to be up to it
    to stay the course
    to gain the upper hand
    to get the better/best of
    to get on top of things

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    Default Re: To overcome. Do you know some idioms with such a meaning?

    Hello!
    Do you know of any idioms that have the meaning 'to overcome (cope with)difficulties'?
    Here's one (EDIT: to add to JMurray's excellent list):

    'He pulled himself up with his own bootstraps'.

    Rover
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    Default Re: To overcome. Do you know some idioms with such a meaning?

    Thanks a lot!

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